Legal Opinion
Scott v. Commonwealth
Richmond County Circuit Court
Decided November 20, 1992No. Case No. HC-77-1Published
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Melvin R. Hughes, Jr.
In this case, the complainants seek declaratory and injunctive relief in their claims that the Virginia Constitution mandates equal expenditures in all school districts throughout Virginia. They question as unconstitutional Virginia’s statutory scheme of public school financing on the ground that it makes for substantial disparity in educational opportunities.
The complainants are eleven public school students and seven local school boards. The respondents are the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Board of Education of Virginia, the Secretary of Education of Virginia,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bowman v. State Bank of KeysvilleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- Rose v. Council for Better Education, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1989
- City of Portsmouth v. City of ChesapeakeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- R. Cross, Inc. v. City of Newport NewsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Edwards v. CommonwealthIndiana Court of Appeals · 1950
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